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by Tod Strachan

The need for special housing for
the disabled in Terrace was the
message from Marg Skead on
behalf of the Canadian Paraplegic
Association. And a response to that
need came from Danny Sheridan,
representing
Housing Society. Muks-kum-ol,
already a leader in the community
in providing affordable housing for
the urban native population, is now
the leader as well in innovative
design to meet special needs.

The two were addressing last
Friday’s Northwest Housing Con-
ference in Terrace, and Skead said
she was pleased with Sheridan’s
report, particularly the fact that the
project includes integrated living
—a very important component for
disabled people.

According to Sheridan, Muks- -

kum-ol’s newest project, an eight-
unit, subsidized housing complex
on Atwood St. between Little Ave.
and Birch Hill, will include three
wheelchair-equipped units, three
modified access units, and two
units of standard design. Wheel-
chair-equipped, he says, means
more than simply having a ramp
up to the front door. It means
wider doors, a larger bathroom,
lower kitchen counters, light
switches mounted lower on the

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Housing another barrier for d

- Paraplegic rep kept out of
“conference by inaccessibility

the Muks-kum-ol |

Skead had no problem making a
point of the need for accessibility

for the disabled to both housing
and community facilities and busi-
nesses. She was there, she
explained, on behalf Marie Hilde-
brand, the local representative for
the Canadian Paraplegic Associa-
tion, because Hildebrand was
unable to get to the second floor
room in which the conference was
being held. There are few, if any,
conference rooms in the commun-
ity that are accessible to the dis-
abled.

"What we are looking at," she
said, “is tearing down the barriers
that plague disabled people." She

wall, and a number of other
amenities as well.

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- a then asked developers of new
Marg Skead: What we af housing units and owners of apart-
looking at is tearing down the ments that are being renovated to
barriers that plague disabled consider access in building design.

people. Providing housing for the disabled

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. that is both accessible and

Construction will begin almost affordable doesn’t mean putting in
immediately, and the eight units elevators, she explained. It simply
are expected to be ready later in means designing and saving a few
the summer. But Sheridan pointed ground level suites for special
out that this is housing for native needs tenants who are often forced
tenants only and doesn’t address to live on a fixed income even
the needs of the entire community. though they are capable of in-

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dependent living.

Another point made by Skead, is
that the need for disabled housing
accommodations has always been
a critical issue and it's getting
worse. In part, this is due to
research and more advanced medi-
cal technologies that provide
greater independence for more
people in a world that doesn’t
offer the housing needed for that
independence to be experienced.

"Presently," said Skead, "many
of these people are living with

isabled

friends, relatives or in long term

_care units because of a lack of
housing." And those long term
care units, she added, "could be
better utilized by people that des-
perately require that facility and
are consequently kept on long
wailing lists”.

And then there’s the bottom line.
Who are all these disabled people?
Where do they come from?

"Included in the count," said
Skead, "are people with spinal cord
injuries, multiple sclerosis, cerebral
palsy, polio survivors, stroke vic-
tims, our aging citizens and a
lengthy list that goes on and on."

Meeting to address
tourism, forestry,
joint venture ideas

The Nisga’a Tribal Council and
the Ministry of Regional and Eco-
nomic Development will host a
conference April 19 and 20 in
Greenville to examine local busi-
Ness opportunities in tourism and
forestry.

A press release from Victoria
indicates the conference will be of
interest to people who want to
establish small businesses, com-
munity leaders looking for new
opportunities in touism and

ventures between native and non-
native businesses, and investors,
consultants and financial adminis-
trators who want to learn about the |
prospects of doing ‘business with
natives.

Two workshops are scheduled for
the conference, one on the legal
and tax implications of joint ven-
tures, the other on business
planning and deal-making.

Further information is available
from the Nisga’a Tribal Council in

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Most of us share the common experience of attend-
ing school. For some, school is a place to remember
fondly, a place where development was nurtured and
values were shaped. For others, school days are best
forgotten; school experiences are recalled as separate
from the real world, more stifling than nurturing.

The Year 2000 initiatives recognize that school
has, at times, seemed irrelevant and unresponsive to
the individual needs of many students. Central to the
philosophy of the new programs is the belief that
schools should be places where people want to be,
where experiences focus on the needs and character-
istics of the leaner, where students are encouraged
to understand the underlying connections between
and among things, and where people can acquire a
lifelong appreciation of learning. This desire to make
education both responsive and relevant has led to ma-
jor changes in curriculum and assessment.

The Intermediate Program, designed for leamers in
the fourth through eleventh years of school, is based
on a vision of education as an integrated part of the
learners’ broader world and personal lives. As much
as possible, activities are designed to help students
discover meaningful connections between what they
Jean in school and their understanding of the world.
Integrated learning experiences emphasize the inter-
connection between and among all things. Learners
actively participate, and bring significant personal
background to the process of learning: prior knowl-
edge, insights, perceptions, and understanding.
Learning experienccs are designed to pull together in-
formation from a range of subjects, and are often cen-
ued around a powerful issuc, idea, or experience.

As learners move from the Intermediate Program to
the Graduation Program, this integration continues.

Mrs. E. Cooper, Chairman

Board of Trustees of School District #88 (Terrace)

The curriculum of the General Studies component of
the Graduation Program will emphasize the communi-
cation, thinking, and interpersonal skills that young
people will need to adapt to the demands and expec-
tations of our changing world. The program will al-
low leamers to look at issues and problems from a
number of perspectives, ;and will continue to empha-
size integration of the four curriculum strands: Hu-
manities, Sciences, Practical Arts, and Fine Arts.

Assessment and evaluation are part of the learning
process, and focus on what the leamer is able to do.
This information is used by teachers and learners to
make educational decisions, and to guide the instruc-
tional program, Information about student perfor-
mance is gathered in many ways: observation, confer-
ences, self-evaluation, and examination of samples of
student work.

Assessment takes place on an ongoing basis by the
classroom teacher and by students who are guided in
the process of evaluating their own performance.
Self-evaluation helps people become more indepen-
dent learners. Teachers guide children to think about
what they have learned. They help children recognize
their accomplishments and identify their leaming
needs. Children grow to understand the importance of
self-assessment as a tool for lifelong learning, and as-
sume responsibility for their learning and for assess-
ing their growth.

The world is not made up of individual and separate
pieces of information. Rather, we are becoming more
and more aware of the interconnected, interdependent
nature of our world. Our school system is changing to
reflect this inderdependence, and to help our children
develop the ability to mect the challenges of our glo-
bal society.

School District #88

forestry, anyone interested in joint New Aiyansh at 633-2234.

CITY OF TERRACE
PUBLIC NOTICE
ZONING AMENDMENT

TAKE NOTICE THAT an application has bean made to amend the
City of Terrace Zoning By-Law No. 401-1966, and amendments there-
to.

TAKE NOTICE ALSO THAT the application affects the zone, within
the City of Terrace known as:

MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R3) ZONE, (SHOWN BLACK ON THE
ACCOMPANYING MAP).

THE INTENT OF THIS ZONING AMENDMENT APPLICATION IS TO:
reduce the site width regulation for two-family dwellings in the Multi-
Family Residential Zone from 80 feet to 70 feet.

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT BY-LAW MAY BE INSPECTED be-
tween the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, ex-
cluding holidays from March 12, 1991, to April 22, 1991, inclusive, In
the reception area at the City of Terrace Public Works Building at
5003 Graham Avenue, Terrace, B.C.

Any person(s) wishing to voice their opinions regarding this Applica-
tlon may do 80, in writing, and/or in person AT THE REGULAR COUN-
CIL MEETING, TO BE HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
CHAMBERS, AT 7:30 P.M. ON MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1991.

THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MUNICIPAL
ACT, R.S.B.C. 1979 (AND AMENDMENTS THERETO).

TAKE NOTICE and be governed accordingly.
E.R. HALLSOR, CLERK-ADMINISTRATO